Beck v. Chavez

Filing 4

ORDER OF INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER from Sacramento (2:11-cv-01991-KJN) to Fresno (1:11-cv-01303 MJS) signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 8/5/11. (Becknal, R)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BENJAMIN BECK,

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Petitioner,

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No. 2:11-cv-1991 KJN P

vs.
FRANK CHAVEZ,

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Respondent.

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ORDER
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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, has filed an application for

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a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with a request to proceed in forma

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pauperis. In his application, petitioner challenges a conviction issued by the Tuolumne County

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Superior Court. Tuolumne County is part of the Fresno Division of the United States District

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Court for the Eastern District of California. See Local Rule 120(d).

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Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), a civil action which has not been commenced in

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the proper division of a court may, on the court’s own motion, be transferred to the proper

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division of the court. Therefore, this action will be transferred to the Fresno Division of the

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court. This court will not rule on petitioner’s request to proceed in forma pauperis.

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Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. This court has not ruled on petitioner’s request to proceed in forma pauperis;

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2. This action is transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern

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District of California sitting in Fresno; and

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3. All future filings shall reference the new Fresno case number assigned and
shall be filed at:

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United States District Court
Eastern District of California
2500 Tulare Street
Fresno, CA 93721

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DATED: August 5, 2011

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KENDALL J. NEWMAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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